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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  6m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ±2ppm ±2ppm
Tuning steps Continuous 5/6.25/10/12.5/25 kHz 5/6.25/10/12.5/25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.535-30 MHz VHF: 66-88 or 136-174 or 245-246 MHz
UHF: 300-350 or 350-390 or 400-470 or 450-520 MHz
66-88 or 136-174 or 245-246 or 300-350 or 350-390 or 400-470 or 450-520 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   FM   N-FM   FM   N-FM  
Sensitivity ? 0.25µV 0.25µV (12dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? 60dB 12.5/25kHz
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output Internal speaker 500mW @ <3% THD 500mW @ <3% THD

Transmitter

TX-range - VHF: 66-88 or 136-174 or 245-246 MHz
UHF: 300-350 or 350-390 or 400-470 or 450-520 MHz
66-88 or 136-174 or 245-246 or 300-350 or 350-390 or 400-470 or 450-520 MHz
Modulations - FM   N-FM   FM   N-FM  
RF-output ? VHF: 1W/5W, UHF: 1W/4W VHF: 1W/5W, UHF: 1W/4W

Connections

Antenna Clamps / screws SMA SMA
Impedance 50/75Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC or mains 7.4V DC 7.4V DC Li-Ion, 1300/1700mAh
Current RX N/A ? ?
TX - ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1967 and 1969 in Japan Between 200x and 20xx in China Between 200x and 20xx in China
Dimensions 368 × 178 × 228 mm
(14.49 × 7.01 × 8.98 in)
62 × 105 × 39 mm
(2.44 × 4.13 × 1.54 in)
62 × 105 × 39 mm
(2.44 × 4.13 × 1.54 in)
Weight 6.35 kg (14.0 lbs) 258 gr (9.1 oz) 255 gr (9.0 oz) with antenna and battery
Form factor Base Station Handheld Handheld

Other features

Memories None 128 channels in bank(s) 128 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? Dual band
Alpha tags
VOX
Reverse frequency (shift)
DTMF
CTCSS / DCS
ANI-ID
PC programmable
3 color LCD backlight
Digital FM radio

Optional:
1750Hz, Priority scan
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN RADIOSHACK-REALISTIC-DX-000150 WOUXUN-KG-000703E WOUXUN-KG-000699E